Patents by Inventor Aaron D. Bailey

Aaron D. Bailey has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Oxidative dye couplers with novel auxochrome substituents and azomethine dyes and leuco forms thereof
    Patent number: 11339295
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an auxochrome substituent for an oxidative dye coupler. The auxochrome substituent enables ready developer reaction with the coupler to form azomethine and leuco dyes. Manipulation of the auxochrome substituent enables a bathochromic or hypsochromic shift of the light absorbance by the azomethine dye formed with the auxochrome substituted coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: WELLA INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS SWITZERLAND SÀRL
    Inventors: Bryan P. Murphy, Guiru Zhang, Aaron D. Bailey, Megan E. Bucks